An adult-oriented business shall be allowed as a special use in the I-2 Heavy Industrial Zoning District only if all of the following standards are satisfied.
(A) Adult-oriented businesses shall be allowed only within the in the I-2 Heavy Industrial Zoning District if approved as a special use.
(B) No adult-oriented business shall be located within 500 feet of another adult-oriented business. For purposes of this division (B) and divisions (C) and (D) below, the distance between a proposed adult-oriented business and another adult-oriented business, the boundary of any land in the agricultural or any residential zoning district or approved as a planned unit development for residential purposes, or land used for any single-family, two-family or multiple-family dwelling; township, county or state park; school; library; licensed childcare facility; playground; church or place of worship, shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest property line of the parcel of land upon which the proposed adult-oriented business is to be located to the nearest property line of the parcel of land used for the other adult-oriented business, the nearest boundary of the land in the agricultural or any residential zoning district or approved as a planned unit development or a plat for residential purposes or the nearest property line of the parcel of land used for a single-family, two-family or multiple-family dwelling; township, county or state park; school; library; licensed childcare facility; playground; church or place of worship.
(C) No adult-oriented business shall be located on a parcel or lot that is within 1,500 feet of the boundary of any land in the agricultural or any residential zoning district, or approved as a planned unit development for residential purposes.
(D) No adult-oriented business shall be located on a parcel or lot within 1,500 feet of any single-family, two-family or multiple-family dwelling; any township, county or state park; school; library; licensed child care facility; playground; church or place of worship.
(E) No adult-oriented business shall be located within any principal or accessory building or structure already containing another adult-oriented business.
(F) The proposed use shall conform to all requirements of the zoning district in which it is located.
(G) The proposed use shall be in compliance with all other ordinances of the township and with all statutes, laws, rules and regulations of the county, state and federal government and, to the extent required, all governmental approvals must be obtained.
(H) The outdoor storage of garbage and refuse shall be contained, screened from view and located so as not to be visible from neighboring properties or the adjacent right-of-way of a public street or private street.
(I) Any sign or signs proposed for the adult-oriented business shall comply with the provisions of this chapter; may not otherwise include photographs, silhouettes, drawings or pictorial representations of specified anatomical areas, specified sexual activities or obscene representations of the human form; and may not include animated or flashing illumination.
(J) Entrances to the proposed adult-oriented business must be posted on both the exterior and interior walls, in a location clearly visible to those entering and exiting the business, and using clearly marked lettering no less than two inches in height stating that:
(1) “Persons under the age of 18 are not permitted to enter the premises”; and
(2) “No alcoholic beverages of any type are permitted within the premises unless specifically allowed pursuant to a license duly issued by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission”.
(K) No product or service for sale or gift, or any picture or other representation of any product or service for sale or gift, shall be displayed so as to be visible by a person of normal visual acuity from the nearest adjoining right-of-way of a public street or private street or a neighboring property.
(L) Hours of operation shall be limited to 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. All adult-oriented businesses shall remain closed on Sundays and legal holidays.
(M) All off-street parking areas shall comply with this chapter and shall be illuminated after sunset during all hours of operation of the adult-oriented business, and until one hour after the business closes. The illumination shall be designed to provide a minimum level of brightness of one foot candle, with a three-to-one uniformity ratio. The illumination shall not reflect on and shall be screened from adjoining properties.
(N) Any booth, room or cubicle available in any adult-oriented business, except an adult motel, that is used by patrons for the viewing of any entertainment characterized by the showing of specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities shall:
(1) Be handicap-accessible to the extent required by law;
(2) Be unobstructed by any floor, lock or other entrance and exit control device;
(3) Have at least one side totally open to a public, lighted aisle so that there is an unobstructed view of any occupant at all times from the adjoining aisle;
(4) Be illuminated such that a person of normal visual acuity can, by looking into the booth, room or cubicle from its entrance adjoining the public lighted aisle, clearly determine the number of people within; and
(5) Have no holes or openings in any side or rear walls not relating to utility, ventilation or temperature control services or otherwise required by any governmental building code authority.
(Ord. passed 7-12-2012, § 8.5)